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Third Woman Dies at Michigan's Huron Valley Prison

The hospital transfer and death has intensified calls for independent probes and leadership accountability.

Fulton County Jail Will Stop Taking Most Misdemeanor Arrestees on July 1

French Mother and Partner Remanded After Two Boys Found Abandoned in Portuguese Woods

Barinas Inmates Burn Mattresses and Demand Prison Director's Removal

Two Rikers Detainees Die in 24 Hours, Raising 2026 Jail Deaths to Four

NCRB 2024 Shows Crowding Eases Nationally as Delhi Jails Run at 194.6%

HMP Wandsworth Named UK’s Most Overcrowded Prison at 62% Above Capacity

Polokwane Court Reserves Ruling on Shebeshxt’s Third Bail Bid

Peru Restarts Arequipa Prison Expansion to Tackle Extreme Overcrowding

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Harris County Jailers in Alexis Cardenas’ Death

Prisoners’ Day Trains Spotlight on Israel’s New Death‑Penalty Law and Mass Detentions

Mexico Signs Deal to Let Federal Inmates Use IMSS‑Bienestar Specialty Hospitals

NYC Starts Moving Rikers Detainees to New 104-Bed Bellevue Unit

CAG Audit Finds Odisha Prisons Overcrowded, Understaffed and Short on Basic Security

Imran Khan Denounces Judges, Says Wife Faces ‘Inhumane’ Jail Treatment as He Receives Third Eye Injection

Supreme Court Orders States, UTs to File Updated, Jail-Wise Prison Data by May 18

New INPE Chief Launches Surprise Prison Sweeps in Northern Peru

Harvey Weinstein, in First Jailhouse Interview, Calls Rikers "Hell" and Says He Fears Dying There

Michigan House Panel Demands Answers on Mold and Neglect at Women’s Prison

UAE Rulers Order Ramadan Pardons for About 4,700 Inmates as President Covers Financial Penalties